Art Deco Silver Coffee and Tea Set with Tray, 1920, Set of 5

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Elegant 5-piece silver centerpiece consisting of a coffee pot, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and a tray. Bulbous, raised vessels, … Read more Elegant 5-piece silver centerpiece consisting of a coffee pot, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and a tray. Bulbous, raised vessels, narrowing again towards the opening, with a vertically raised rim on a flush stand, surface subtly hammered, walls divided into eight rays by vertical folds, which continue on the domed lids, coffee and teapot with swan-neck spout, handles executed at a distance with raised wooden inserts carved into the upper connection, vertically grooved wooden balls as handles on the lids, which are attached by hinges on the large jugs, sugar bowl and milk jug with gilding on the inside. Simple, oval tray with hump decoration on the narrow edges. Dimensions: coffee pot: h = 20.5 cm / 8.07 in tea pot: h = 15.5 cm / 6.10 in creamer: h = 7.0 cm / 2.75 in sugar bowl: h = 11.5 cm / 4.52 in tray: l x w = 50.0 x 38.5 cm / 19.68 x 15.15 in total weight: 2925 grams / 94.05 troy oz date of manufactory: around 1930 marks / hallmarks: tray: diana head - austria-hungarian official hallmark 1872 - 1922 for 800 silver 'e.k' + honeybee - master's sign and manufacture mark vessels: spitzbarth + '*s*' in diamond - silverware manufactory spitzbarth, zurich, founded in 1921 830 - fineness edelweiss brand - swiss official hallmark 1917-1934 for 800 silver and over production numbers 75276-75279 condition: very well-maintained, all silver parts cleaned and polished See less